The witch's vacuum cleaner and other stories /
by Pratchett, Terry [author.].
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BookPublisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]Description: xi, 243 pages ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0062653113 :.Subject(s): Paranormal fiction | Fantasy | Magic -- Juvenile fictionSummary: Publisher Annotation: Do you believe in magic? Can you imagine a war between wizards? An exciting journey in an airship or down in a submarine? Would you like to meet the fastest truncheon in the Wild West? The Witch?s Vacuum Cleaner is the second fabulously funny short-story collection from the late acclaimed storyteller Terry Pratchett. A follow-up to Dragons at Crumbling Castle, this second batch of storytelling gems features stories written when Sir Terry was just seventeen years old and working as a junior reporter. In these pages, new Pratchett fans will find wonder, mayhem, sorcery, and delight?and loyal readers will recognize the seeds of ideas that went on to influence his most beloved tales later in life.
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Kirkus Reviews, November 01, 2016
Booklist, November 01, 2016
Publisher Annotation: Do you believe in magic? Can you imagine a war between wizards? An exciting journey in an airship or down in a submarine? Would you like to meet the fastest truncheon in the Wild West? The Witch?s Vacuum Cleaner is the second fabulously funny short-story collection from the late acclaimed storyteller Terry Pratchett. A follow-up to Dragons at Crumbling Castle, this second batch of storytelling gems features stories written when Sir Terry was just seventeen years old and working as a junior reporter. In these pages, new Pratchett fans will find wonder, mayhem, sorcery, and delight?and loyal readers will recognize the seeds of ideas that went on to influence his most beloved tales later in life.
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